Mona is a senior in high school dealing with a distant mother, ex’s, and life. She hides what her life is really like from her friends at her fancy school. She’s left to take care of herself while her mother struggles with addiction. While trying to keep her life on the right path she starts getting harassing notes. She also notices her abusive ex running into her a lot more than normal. Mona meets a boy who understands what it’s like to be poor around the upper class, and they get close while Mona’s life seems to be against her.

It Could Get Worse

 I watched my flowers slowly die for a month. I left them on the desk in my room when I got home from our date. Mary put them in a vase before I got home the next day. She changed the water every few days as well. Even with new water they started to die. All the leaves are brown and withered now. The petals all fell off, and I left them to crumble up on the desk. As the flowers died the weather got cold and gave way to snow. We got our first snow day today after getting a few feet of snow overnight. I stare at the sad stems sitting in the vase. “Mona!” Ethan calls from downstairs. 


It's Sort of Bittersweet